Wilton, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 431 (-1.8% change)
Males: 229 (52.2%), Females: 210 (47.8%)
Little River County
Zip code: 71865
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $31,696
Median house value: $35,600
Population by Race
Races in Wilton:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.3%)
- Black (40.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.5%), English (6.2%), Irish (6.2%), German (5.9%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 317 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wilton
- High school or higher: 69.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wilton town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+2.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wilton:
- LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ASHDOWN, AR)
- CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL REHAB HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF TEXARKANA (about 19 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilton:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 23 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 89 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
- COX FLD (about 91 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilton:
- J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 26 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; Abbreviation: DEQ)
- HOWARD COUNTY (about 28 miles; NASHVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: M77)
- HOPE MUNI (about 35 miles; HOPE, AR; Abbreviation: M18)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilton:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 100 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 102 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 106 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 121 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)